PRESS RELEASE
December 12, 2013
REPAIRERS OF THE BREACH, INC. RESOLVES PENDING LITIGATION TO CONTINUE FOCUS ON ITS MISSION TO SERVE HOMELESS POPULATION
Repairers of the Breach, Inc. ("Repairers") today announced that it has resolved its dispute with MacCanon Brown, Bernard Cohen, Will McGraw, Sheila Grady, Dorothy Jackson and George Martin. Carolyn Young assumed responsibility as the Interim Executive Director effective August 26, 2013, succeeding MacCanon Brown. Ms. Young's appointment was confirmed by the full Board consisting of Joyce Roesler, Rebecca North and Melissa Hudson. Repairers is confident that this resolution is in the best interests of the organization as it remains committed to its mission to serve Milwaukee's homeless population.
Repairers continues to be the only daytime refuge and resource center serving the Greater Milwaukee area. Its mission is based upon the wisdom and power of providing support to the concept of "homeless helping homeless." To facilitate its mission, Repairers will provide significant services to those homeless and/or at-risk, while increasing its ability to assist its members to enter the community as proud, self-sustaining individuals. With the vital collaboration and extensive professional expertise from the Milwaukee Community and its donors along with its dedicated volunteers and staff, Repairers is able to impact as many as 150 persons per day with life-saving resources and avenues to improved stability, health, literacy, recovery, employment, dignity and other attainable goals.
December 12, 2013
REPAIRERS OF THE BREACH, INC. RESOLVES PENDING LITIGATION TO CONTINUE FOCUS ON ITS MISSION TO SERVE HOMELESS POPULATION
Repairers of the Breach, Inc. ("Repairers") today announced that it has resolved its dispute with MacCanon Brown, Bernard Cohen, Will McGraw, Sheila Grady, Dorothy Jackson and George Martin. Carolyn Young assumed responsibility as the Interim Executive Director effective August 26, 2013, succeeding MacCanon Brown. Ms. Young's appointment was confirmed by the full Board consisting of Joyce Roesler, Rebecca North and Melissa Hudson. Repairers is confident that this resolution is in the best interests of the organization as it remains committed to its mission to serve Milwaukee's homeless population.
Repairers continues to be the only daytime refuge and resource center serving the Greater Milwaukee area. Its mission is based upon the wisdom and power of providing support to the concept of "homeless helping homeless." To facilitate its mission, Repairers will provide significant services to those homeless and/or at-risk, while increasing its ability to assist its members to enter the community as proud, self-sustaining individuals. With the vital collaboration and extensive professional expertise from the Milwaukee Community and its donors along with its dedicated volunteers and staff, Repairers is able to impact as many as 150 persons per day with life-saving resources and avenues to improved stability, health, literacy, recovery, employment, dignity and other attainable goals.
